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The Department of Basic Education announces 2022 school calendar

Kaya 959 Reporter The Department of Basic Education has recently released the final version of the school calendar for 2022. The first term of the upcoming school year is set to kick off on 12 January 2022 for inland provinces and on 19 January 2022 for schools in the Coastal provinces, as announced by the Basic Education Department. Also Read: Minimalism: Can simple living be the key to a happier you?  […]

today04/01/2022

Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula says she will not take the blame for the lack of security in Parliament

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Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula says she will not take the blame for the lack of security in Parliament

Kaya 959 Reporter National Assembly speaker and former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she will not take responsibility for the fire that went ablaze in Parliament. “I have not dropped the ball and I am not responsible for what happened,” said Mapisa-Nqakula when she was questioned about the lack of security in parliament. Also Read: Parliament fire contained, but further damage caused Speaking to SABC News, she said when things like this […]

today04/01/2022

Vaal Dam

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Vaal Dam at 110.4% full

Kaya 959 News reporter The Department of Water and Sanitation opened more sluice gates at the Vaal Dam to manage the water inflows. Four gates now manage the current water capacity of 110.4%. The decision to open the gates follows the consistent heavy rains that happened in the catchments over the last couple of weeks. The Vaal River is one 14 dams in the Integrated Vaal River System and the […]

today04/01/2022

Parliament fire

NEWS

Parliament fire contained, but further damage caused

Kaya News Reporter Firefighters struggled to contain the Parliament fire on Monday evening due to heavy winds. While the blaze has eventually been contained, the fifth floor of the new wing, above the National Assembly has been completely destroyed. A 49-year old man has since been arrested in connection to the fire which started on Sunday morning. According to reports, security guards were not on duty when the fire broke […]

today04/01/2022

relief at the pumps

NEWS

Relief at the pumps at petrol price falls

Kaya News Reporter South Africans can expect some relief at the pumps this week as the price of petrol falls on Wednesday. The Central Energy Fund announced on Monday that the price of both 95 and 93 unleaded petrol will decrease by more than 70c a litre. Motorists can expect to pay 71 cents less a litre for 93 unleaded, while 95 will decrease by 68 cents. The cost of […]

today04/01/2022

bomb scare

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Bomb scare at Bloemfontein airport

Kaya News Reporter A 28-year old man has been arrested at Braam Fischer airport in Bloemfontein in relation to a bomb scare. The man was found with a drill grenade in his luggage at the check-in counter. Members of the bomb disposal unit were on scene to recover the explosive. The airport had to be evacuated and a flight to Cape Town was redirected. A thirty minute shut down at […]

today04/01/2022

Harry Potter

LIFESTYLE

The reunion of a lifetime: Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts

By: Natasha Archary   Hold onto your wizard hat, the reunion every Harry Potter (HP) fan has been waiting for is finally here.  The Harry Potter 20th anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special sees the original cast reunite 20-years after the first film was released.  Hogwarts' favourite trio, Harry, Ron and Hermione engage in a tell-all behind-the-scenes exclusive on the making of the popular franchise.  Shot on the set of Hogwarts, […]

today03/01/2022

newborn baby

NEWS

Body of newborn baby found on highway in North West

Kaya News Reporter Disclaimer: This story is not for sensitive readers and contains graphic content The body of a 13-day old, newborn baby was found along the N12 highway in North West. Police in Stilfontein, near Klerksdorp are now investigating a case of murder. The newborn baby was found with his hands and feet tied with a plastic bag. A motorist reported the discovery to police on New Years day. […]

today03/01/2022

NEWS

Proposal to name Cape Town airport after the late Desmond Tutu

Kaya 959 Reporter A proposal to name the Cape Town International Airport after the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been made. Cape Town Archbishop Thabo Makgoba who led the 30-minute service for the late Desmond Tutu proposed that the international airport should be named after the late Desmond Tutu. Makgoba made the suggestion on Sunday, saying, in order to honour the memory of the man, and called on the nation […]

today03/01/2022

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THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT FORMS PART OF KAYA 959’S TERMS OF USE POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT, YOU MUST CEASE YOUR ACCESS OF THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY. 

POPIA ActTo promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies; to introduce certain conditions so as to establish minimum requirements for the processing of personal information; to provide for the establishment of an Information Regulator to exercise certain powers and to perform certain duties and functions in terms of this Act and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000; to provide for the issuing of codes of conduct; to provide for the rights of persons regarding unsolicited electronic communications and automated decision making; to regulate the flow of personal information across the borders of the Republic; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

RECOGNISING THAT—

  • section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides that everyone has the right to privacy;
  • the right to privacy includes a right to protection against the unlawful collection, retention, dissemination and use of personal information;
  • the State must respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights;

AND BEARING IN MIND THAT—

  • consonant with the constitutional values of democracy and openness, the need for economic and social progress, within the framework of the information society, requires the removal of unnecessary impediments to the free flow of information, including personal information;

AND IN ORDER TO—

  • regulate, in harmony with international standards, the processing of personal information by public and private bodies in a manner that gives effect to the right to privacy subject to justifiable limitations that are aimed at protecting other rights and important interests,
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1.1.“Personal Information” means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person and where it is applicable, identifiable, existing juristic person, including all information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. 

1.2  Parliament assented to POPIA on 19 November 2013. The commencement date of section 1Part A of Chapter 5section 112 and section 113 was 11 April 2014. The commencement date of the other sections was 1 July 2020 (with the exception of section 110 and 114(4). The President of South Africa has proclaimed the POPI commencement date to be 1 July 2020.

 
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1.4. “Website” means the website of the KAYA 959 at URL www.kaya959.co.za or such other URL as KAYA 959 may choose from time to time.   

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2.2. This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal information provided to KAYA 959 through your use of the Website. 

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  1. Queries

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